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    de·tain
    [dəˈtān]
    verb
    detain (verb) · detains (third person present) · detained (past tense) · detained (past participle) · detaining (present participle)
    1. keep (someone) from proceeding; hold back:
      "she made to open the door, but he detained her"
      • keep (someone) in official custody, typically for questioning about a crime or in politically sensitive situations:
        "she was detained without trial for two years"
    Origin
    late Middle English (in the sense ‘be afflicted with sickness or infirmity’): from Old French detenir, from a variant of Latin detinere, from de- ‘away, aside’ + tenere ‘to hold’.
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    1. keep (someone) from proceeding; hold back:
     
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  1. The verb "detain" means12345:
    • To keep from proceeding; delay.
    • To keep under restraint or in custody.
    • To officially prevent someone from leaving a place.
    • To hold or prevent someone from leaving or arriving at the expected time.
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    detain [ dih- teyn ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA verb (used with object) to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay. Synonyms: check, stay, stop, hinder, slow, retard to keep under restraint or in custody. Obsolete. to keep back or withhold, as from a person.
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    Meaning of detain in English detain verb [ T often passive ] us / dɪˈteɪn / uk / dɪˈteɪn / Add to word list Add to word list to force someone officially to stay in a place:
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    DETAIN meaning: 1 : to officially prevent (someone) from leaving a place to hold or keep (someone) in a prison or some other place; 2 : to keep or prevent (someone) from leaving or arriving at the expected time
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    detain verb /dɪˈteɪn/ /dɪˈteɪn/ Verb Forms detain somebody to keep somebody in an official place, such as a police station, a prison or a hospital, and prevent them from leaving
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    detain verb /dɪˈteɪn/ Verb Forms detain somebody to keep someone in an official place, such as a police station, a prison, or a hospital, and prevent them from leaving One man has been detained for questioning.
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